I took these pictures yesterday at Brisbane QD. Is this a Bassian Thrush ?
Thanks,
Trac
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no, the Bassian Thrush is found above 500m altitude;it is not a thrush, did you look inside the field guide to identify the bird's family
Peter
That's a female Australasian Fig bird I'm pretty sure.
Tegan - Melbourne Vic.
I agree with Tegan. Female Figbird.
Samford Valley Qld.
i can see how it could be confused with a thrush.
Thanks Peter, Tegan, Zosterops and Reflex. I was matching the size, markings and colours without in depth knowledge of these birds. I guess that this is part of learning curve.
It certainly is, tracviet. Good on you for having a go at identifying the bird & then seeking confirmation. You'll begin to find that more of your hypotheses will be accurate. If you're not already you'll then begin to make identifications & be able to substantiate them with observations of birds' features, including behaviour & location both in the environment & on a map.
Are you sure Woko? I thought we already identified it as a female Australaisian Figbird?? Because Bassian Thrushes are more scalloped on their chest to the their back, but this bird has no scalloping on the back and has streaks instead on the chest? The beak and the head shape are different too. Sorry if I am contradicting you :))
Tegan - Melbourne Vic.
Woko was referring to the learning curve not the bird.
Samford Valley Qld.
Yes it's a F Figbird. On a side note, I've had Bassian Thrush in a dense gully in Sydney's North and regularly at the Royal National Park south of Sydney (including one 2 weeks ago), so it seems they do have some altitudinal movement down towards sea level.
Dave, Sydney.
Thanks Woko and Tegan.
Where did you get this idea? I have seen them at much lower altitudes.
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
i've seen them at sea level
Are you sure it wasn't a Russet-tailed Thrush? Very similar bird.
Samford Valley Qld.
Well it was in Victoria where only the Bassian occurs (Song Thrush may occur as a rare vagrant from Melb population)
Lol! You know your birds Zosterops. We have both in SE Queensland and making a positive ID can be tricky.
Samford Valley Qld.
Morcombe's Field Guide (2009 reprint) and App (2010 - never updated) says Bassian above 500m and Russet-tailed to 750m
maybe I need to check the current editions to see if he has changed this information
does anyone have access to HANZAB to check what it says?
Pizzey & Knight (2012) says the same
Simpson & Day (2010) make no mention
Peter
sounds like you've collected some field guides there, pacman.
Peter, I have a few Bassian Thrushes in my garden. I might check how high up the hill I live?
I just checked, I'm 113m above sea level.
M-L
one on my Poo-pile.
M-L
Beautiful. I've never been able to get that close.
According to the distribution map they are all over the south-east, and some in Queensland. Perhaps in the warmer climates they are opnly at higher altitudes.
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Zoothera-lunulata
("Related factsheets" link not working.)
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Hi Soakes, have just tested fact sheet, and now appears ok. Perhaps send Holly a PM if your still having trouble.
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
yes, good to have different infomration sources as sometimes they are wrong - apparently wrong for Bassian Thrush
Peter